Former Caregiver Charged with Nursing Home Abuse for “Slapping Around” Patient A former caregiver at a Hoover, Alabama nursing home has been charged with nursing home abuse for “slapping around” a bed-ridden 80-year-old Alzheimer’s patient. Taneka Kiera Hopkins, a 28-year-old Pinson resident, has been charged with second-degree elder abuse. Investigations into the potential nursing home abuse … [Read more...]
Florida Man Accused of Severe Elder Abuse
October 22, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Man Arrested and Charges with Elder Abuse and Neglect for Abusing 93-Year-Old Woman A man who has been caring for a 93-year-old woman was arrested on Saturday, October 12th, and charged with elder abuse and neglect after the woman was hospitalized. Charles Alexander Lyerly, 54, has been caring for the victim, 93-year-old Marion Baldwin, since 2010. He denies all elder abuse allegations. On … [Read more...]
